UK - Following the theme of Layers of Light, ETC will be showing its updated range of lighting fixtures at this year's ABTT show in London.

The latest addition to the Selador LED fixture line - Desire D40 and D60, features the Selador x7 Color System used in a PAR shaped housing. The Selador Classic line remains a strong answer to area and cyc lighting;

The new ETC Source Four Fresnel features the Source Four HPL lamp but in a Fresnel housing to provide a controlled washlight and soft focus area.

The ETC Source Four XT, first seen at PLASA 2010, is now offered as an outdoor IP65 Zoom profile.

The smallest member of the Congo family, new Congo Kid, will be on show too. It comes with 256 or 512 channels in a compact desk including 40 onboard submasters/faders. In additi

Germany - Designed for applications from four-way monitoring to fully-fledged front PA applications, ASID has introduced a new Hoellstern power amplifier - the DELTA8.4-DSPIt features a built-in four-channel DSP, remote control option, free DSP configuration, powerful and stable outputs plus all In and Out protections of the Delta amplifier series.

In 'On' mode each of the four channels of the DELTA8.4-DSP delivers 1,300 watts at 8 ohms and 1,700 watts at 6 ohms. In 'Off' mode the output power is 4 x 850 watts at 8 ohms or 4 x 1,700 watts at 4 ohms respectively.

The proven Hoellster

Denmark - dnp denmark has launched a simplified version of its Supernova Flex Screen. Available at about half the price of a Supernova Flex, the new screen targets the mid to high-end market for meeting and boardrooms. It will be marketed under the name dnp Supernova Flex Classic as it utilises a classic design with a dark grey drop above the screen, instead of being suspended by wires.

dnp global sales manager, S°ren Kræmmergaard, comments, "We wanted to create a retractable screen at a significantly lower price point, without compromising on image quality. The new screen d

UK - SES has released the first 32A 230V CLEAR backed Cee form connector into the European market.

Manufactured by Scame, and available exclusively from SES, this follows the success of the 16A range which is now specified by several users in the entertainment industry. Having the clear back on the connectors enables the user to check the integrity and connections inside without the time consuming strip down process saving time and money.

These units are now in stock at SES along with the 16A version and can be sold as loose connectors or indeed on HO7 extension cables.

(Jim Evans

UK - KV2 Audio's Classic Series has evolved from a common belief among classical and jazz musicians that speaker systems dramatically colour and tarnish a performance. This is particularly noticeable in the reduction of the extreme dynamics found in live classical music and the lack of real high frequency, instead adding a distortion which creates a harsh brash sound for many instrumental, choral or vocal performances. This effect often worsens as the signal becomes more complex, loosing intricate details of the composition in favour of an increasingly cacophonic noise floor.

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